Secretary of Transportation nominee Foxx expected to be rail friendly - TRAINS Magazine

Secretary of Transportation nominee Foxx expected to be rail friendly - TRAINS Magazinehttp://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20News/News%20Wire/2013/04/Secretary%20of%20Transportation%20nominee%20Foxx%20expected%20to%20be%20rail%20friendly.aspx

A non-partisan news item I wrote as a Trains Magazine correspondent on April 30th on Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx's probable even handedness towards rail and intermodal transportation.  Certain Charlotte controversies might receive a national spotlight during the confirmation process and if Foxx is confirmed, at the cabinet level in national politics. - Mark Carolla

The Battle for Control of Charlotte's Airport: Conflicts of Interest?

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/04/25/4004897/behind-the-battle-for-clt.html#emlnl=Todays_Headlines

The airport is on course for tough decisions, real tough decisions The political moves for control of Charlotte's airport (CLT) has all of the making of a political thriller with a potential Department of Transportation regulator potentially beholden to an airline he would regulate; one party seeking to wrest control of a facility controlled by the other party; and most customers of CLT never stepping foot out of the gate areas.  Although Mayor Foxx thinks an airport study to be fair, it was the result of a study by a former US Airways executive.